Sandy Lake

• ‘Cart before the horse’: Site prep work approved before development plans in HRM

  'It's really bad planning, because why clear a site before you have the final design?' said Karen McKendry, the Ecology Action Centre's senior wilderness outreach coordinator.

  Canada

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• Doctors raise concerns over province’s plan to fast-track housing in Halifax

  The province says it granted $2.3 million to HRM in 2020 to complete studies in four areas that are targeted for housing developments, including Sandy Lake.

  Environment

  Mar 28, 2023
  
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• Spring storm that dumped heavy snow on Manitoba moves into Ontario

  A fierce spring storm is taking aim at part of northwestern Ontario.

  Weather

  Apr 15, 2022
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• COVID-19: Delta variant cluster in Peterborough area; vaccination rates up to 75 per cent

  A Delta cluster has been identified within a household in the juridisiction of Peterborough Public Health.

  Health

  Jun 14, 2021
• Coroner role before Ontario’s top court after strep throat death of Indigenous child

  The family of a four-year-old boy who died of strep throat complications wants to sue over his death.

  Crime

  May 6, 2021
• Residents asked to avoid swimming in Sandy Lake due to possible blue-green algae bloom

  "Some types of blue-green algae produce toxins during blooms and when these blooms decay, the toxins may be released into the water, posing a risk to people and pets."

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2019
• Sandy Lake house explosion shakes community northwest of Edmonton

  A propane furnace is believed to have sparked a fire and explosion that rocked the lakeside community of Sandy Lake Thursday morning.

  Jan 22, 2015
• Saskatchewan man guilty of criminal negligence gets time served

  A Saskatchewan man has been sentenced to time served after pleading guilty criminal negligence causing death.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2014